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Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger steps down from Champagne Taittinger

Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger has stepped down as president of Taittinger Champagne, effective 31 December 2019.The new president is his daughter, Vitalie Taittinger.

“I have dedicated more than 45 years of my life to Champagne and the House that bears our name and history,” said Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger in a statement. “These last 13 years have undoubtedly been the most effe...

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History

Taittinger Since the very first days of prestige cuvées, two wines – Cristal and Dom Pérignon – have been left unchallenged in both prestige and pricing.

But behind them a number of prestige cuvées are each fighting for a place in the limelight. Despite the fact that the prestige cuvée of Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, has a long standing in history and a perfect track record of quality, neither the wine’s reputation nor p...

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Vineyards

 A facelift of the prestige cuvée Comtes de Champagne was put on the list of things to-do.

Perfect atmosphere Great champagnes are traditionally named after people. Taittinger makes no exception, having chosen to honour the history of the house and the region by naming their prestige cuvée Comtes de Champagne (Counts of Champagne). To get to the bottom of the story of this great wine, I descend into the atmospheric underground cellars of S...

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Winemaking

Comtes de Champagne’s inaugural vintage was 1952 and it is reputed to be the first prestige cuvée Blanc de Blancs.

'With its charm and success it was able to boost the popularity of the entire Blanc de Blancs style. Cellar Master Loïc Dupont comments on the construction of the wine: “The wine comes almost 100 per cent from the Grand Cru villages of Côte des Blancs. The emphasis is on Avize and Mesnil fruit. It is a peculiar prestige cuvée i...

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